Lens Mount: EF (autofocus)
Film type: 35mm
Approx. dates of manufacture: 1987-1989
Battery: one 6V 2CR5 lithium
Approx. street value: $25
I overpaid a little bit for this, but it came with a lens, a flash, and most importantly, a Canon EOS bag that I didn't have before. I don't go nuts buying Canon-branded stuff, but if I can get it at a reasonable price or combined with a camera I don't already have, that makes it more attractive all the way around.
This is the big brother to my EOS 650. They came out more-or-less together but the 650 seems to be considered the first of the EOS line. Regardless, Canon liked to introduce new cameras in pairs; usually a big, splashy model and then a cut down, lower-priced version. Examples include the FT and TL, the AE-1 and AT-1, and the T70 and T50.
The EOS 620 and 650 are largely the same camera except for a few key specifications:
| Spec | 620 |
650 |
| Program Shift function | X |
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| Depth of Field AE | X |
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| Auto Exposure Bracketing | X |
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| Multiple Exposures | X |
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| Top Shutter speed | 1/4000 |
1/2000 |
| Top X-sync | 1/250 |
1/125 |
| Standard accessory grip | GR20 |
GR30 |
| LCD illumination | X |
The big one is the flash sync speed on the 620. This is the only film EOS camera to have that high a flash sync other than the professional EOS 1 models. Even the updated EOS 630 dropped back to 1/125th.
For more information: Canon Camera Museum
Popular Photography magazine camera test: February 1988
Popular Photography "SLR Notebook" preview: April 1987
One of Modern Photography magazine's Top Cameras
Camera manual: Orphan Cameras.com